GM pulls plug on Cruise robotaxi division

GM ‘blindsides’ Cruise by giving up on robotaxis
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at GM’s decision to pull out of the robotaxi business, Google alluding to the existence of
GM pulls the plug on Cruise robotaxi division
The automaker plans to merge the division with its Super Cruise team to advance its self-driving feature for personal vehicles
GM pulls plug on Cruise robotaxi after investing more than $10B in self-driving business
GM cited “considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market.”
Cruise employees ‘blindsided’ by GM’s plan to end robotaxi program
The news came by Slack message. Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June, posted a message Tuesday afternoon in the company’s
GM scraps Cruise's robotaxi service
GM announced Tuesday that it would no longer be using Cruise LLC funding for developing a robotaxi service, citing increased competition in the market.
GM halts funding for Cruise robotaxi program
DETROIT — General Motors’ move Tuesday to halt funding for its Cruise robotaxi program makes way for Silicon Valley rivals to take a firmer hold of the potentially multibillion-dollar business. But experts say bowing out is the right choice for the embattled Cruise.
GM Pulls Funding From Cruise Robotaxi Service
In an announcement that’s shocked many, GM has said it will no longer provide funding for Cruise, its robotaxi service. Instead, the automaker says it’s pouring resources into autonomous driving and driver assistance technologies for passenger vehicles sold to private individuals.
GM Ends Cruise Robotaxi Efforts and Steers Its Self-Driving Tech to Passenger Cars
The Detroit auto giant says it’s halting its investment in Cruise’s robotaxi project at $4.4 billion, and integrating its ...
GM Is Restructuring Cruise. Tesla and Waymo Will Fight It Out for the U.S. Robotaxi Market.
Waymo has made a lot of progress with self-driving cabs. It completes more than 150,000 driverless rides a week. Tesla hosted ...
Cruise founder calls GM 'a bunch of dummies' after automaker shuts down robotaxi startup
The Cruise founder Kyle Vogt, who resigned from the company in 2023 after a suspension of its robotaxi business, wasn't happy ...
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‘GM Are A Bunch Of Dummies,’ Says Cruise Co-Founder Kyle Vogt
Cruise co-founder and former CEO Kyle Vogt had some choice words for GM on X after the company announced it was pulling out ...
Microsoft Expects $800M Impairment Charge After GM Axes Cruise Robotaxis
Microsoft will take an $800 million impairment charge in its second quarter earnings report related to its investment in ...
GM's Cruise robotaxi exit a result of 'serious problems' from scaling too fast and continued high costs
General Motors pulled the plug on its Cruise robotaxi business on Tuesday night, a move marking a dramatic step back in its ...
GM Ditches Cruise — Are Robotaxis Dead?
Forget fully autonomous robotaxis: the route to market for driverless technologies now looks like it could be incremental ...
GM is giving up on Cruise robotaxis, pivots to personal autonomous vehicles
General Motors said Tuesday it will no longer fund the development of a commercial robotaxi business and will instead absorb ...